MSNBC's
Chris Hayes has unearthed a straight-up gem of a video from
February 14, 2002, wherein Representative Paul Ryan gives a full-throated defense of
stimulus to get the country out of recession.

What's key here is not just that Ryan supported stimulus then,
it's that he supported it for explicitly Keynesian reasons,
including the idea that spending money during a recession would
then juice the economy to improve government revenues down the
road. And in addition to supporting tax cuts, he explicitly
supports things like unemployment insurance and ongoing support
for healthcare.